diminutive

di·min·u·tive

D0228500 (dĭ-mĭn′yə-tĭv)adj.1. Extremely or extraordinarily small. See Synonyms at small.2. Grammar Of or being a suffix that indicates smallness or, by semantic extension, qualities such as youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt, as -let in booklet, -kin in lambkin, or -et in nymphet.n.1. Grammar A diminutive suffix, word, or name.2. A very small person or thing.

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[Middle English diminutif, from Old French, from Latin dīminūtīvus, from dīminūtus, past participle of dīminuere; see diminish.]

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di·min′u·tive·ly adv.di·min′u·tive·ness n.

diminutive

(dɪˈmɪnjʊtɪv) adj1. very small; tiny2. (Linguistics) grammar a. denoting an affix added to a word to convey the meaning small or unimportant or to express affection, as for example the suffix -ette in Frenchb. denoting a word formed by the addition of a diminutive affixn3. (Grammar) grammar a diminutive word or affix4. a tiny person or thing Compare (for senses 2, 3): augmentative diminutival adj diˈminutively adv diˈminutiveness n

di•min•u•tive

(dɪˈmɪn yə tɪv)

adj. 1. much smaller than the average or usual; tiny. 2. pertaining to or productive of a form denoting smallness, familiarity, affection, or triviality, as the suffix -let in droplet from drop. n. 3. a diminutive element or formation. [1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin dīminūtīvus= Latin dīminūt(us) lessened (for dēminūtus; see diminution) + -īvus -ive] di•min′u•tive•ly, adv. di•min′u•tive•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	diminutive - a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallnessword - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
Adj.	1.	diminutive - very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"bantam, flyspeck, midget, petite, tiny, lilliputianlittle, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

diminutive

adjective small, little, tiny, minute, pocket(-sized), mini, wee, miniature, petite, midget, undersized, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, bantam, teensy-weensy, pygmy or pigmy a diminutive figure stood at the entrance
big, great, giant, massive (informal), enormous, immense, jumbo (informal), gigantic, colossal, king-size

diminutive

adjectiveExtremely small:dwarf, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pygmy, tiny, wee.Informal: peewee, pintsize, pintsized, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, weeny.

Translations

很小的

diminution

(dimiˈnjuːʃən) noun lessening. a diminution in the birth rate. 減少 减少diminutive (diˈminjutiv) adjective very small. a diminutive child. 很小的 很小的